The FMS/EDIT command invokes an interactive utility that allows the user to create and edit a form on a VT100-compatible terminal screen. The Form Editor is similar in semantics to the Form Language and produces an equivalent output file. The command takes a single parameter, the form specification. The default input file type is FRM, and the default output file type is FRM. The /FORM_NAME qualifier switches the default input file type to FLB. Example: FMS/EDIT FORMLIB/FORM_NAME=AFORM The form AFORM is taken from the library FORMLIB.FLB to be edited.
1 – Form specification
A form specification consists either of a form file containing a single FMS form or a library file with the /FORM_NAME qualifier which is used to name a form from the library.
2 – Qualifiers
2.1 /FORM_NAME
library_spec/FORM_NAME=form_name Specifies a form from a library. The qualifier must immediately follow the library name. You specify the name of the form that you wish to edit after an equals sign. The presence of /FORM_NAME changes the default input file type to FLB.
2.2 /OUTPUT
/OUTPUT=file_spec (D) /NOOUTPUT The /OUTPUT qualifier allows you to specify a name for the output file from the editing session. If the file specification is omitted, the output file name is the same as the input file name, if the input is from a form file. If the input is from a form library, the output file name is the same as the name of the form being edited, with the file type FRM. The /NOOUTPUT qualifier causes output to be discarded.